abstract the present study examined the effect of genre-based tasks on efl learners' speaking performance and probed whether genre-based tasks may empower efl learners to perform better on speaking tests. a further concern of the study was to explore whether the effect of genre-based tasks on speaking ability of efl learners varied across different age groups, i.e. teenagers (13-16 years o...

Electric power restructuring offers a major change to the vertically integrated monopoly. The change manifests the main part of engineers’ efforts to reshape the three components of today’s vertically integrated monopoly: generation, distribution and transmission. In a restructured environment, the main tasks of these three components will remain the same as before, however, to comply with ...

conclusions the results showed that in the domain of individual activities in both sexes, the rates of interest in daily activities, cultural-educational pursuits, and physical exercise were very similar. however, in some cases, there were differences between the two sexes in terms of their interest in specific activities. patients and methods in this descriptive–analytical study, 80 elderly pe...

Rural economy has an important role in rural sustainable development in every region or country. However, the rural economy in Iran is too much depending on agriculture and development of other rural economy in particular nonfarm activities, has been neglected by Iranian rural communities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the role of non-farm business on rural sustainable develo...

This paper aimed (1) to describe the accessibility of farmers programs made by government for rural development, and (2) analyze impact this on contribution generating household income in South Sumatra wetlands. research was an experimental using Split Plot Design. The study resulted that had a significant effect structure farmers' households. If high very high, sector types off-farm activities...

Virtual engineering technologies become an emerging field in industry and research. Nowadays, industrials are using Virtual and Augmented Reality in different phases of their manufacturing process (advanced manufacturing process visualization, assembly tasks, training, etc.). The purpose of this paper is to introduce the advantage of linking augmented reality application, to help employees on t...

Based on findings from prior research on the relation between monetary income and subjective wellbeing, researchers have argued that income might relate to subjective wellbeing only until reaching a consumption satiation point where all basic needs are met; beyond this threshold income would not increase wellbeing. We explore this idea by looking at a panel data set (2002-2010) collected among ...